Puzzle.



No. 865,207. PATENTED SEPT. s, 1907.

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PUZZLE. APPLICATION FILED APR 28, 1907.

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OSCAR M. REED, OF MANCHESTER, NEW HAMPSHIRE.

PUZZLE Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 3, 1907.

Application filed April 29,1907. Serial 370.843;

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, OscAR M. REED, a citizen of the United States,residing at Manchester, in the county of Hillsboro and State of NewHampshire, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Puzzles;and I do hereby declare the following to be a 7 full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to puzzles.

It has for its object to provide a simple device for use as a means ofentertainment.

The invention consists in the features of construction and combinationsof parts hereinafter described and specified in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, illustrating the preferred embodiment ofmy invention: Figure 1 is a side view of the key and ring assembled.Fig. 2 is a side view of the key alone, showing the end portion thereof,disengaged from the body, and Fig. 3 is a side view of portion as shownin Fig. 2 but when screwed into 1 place the joint is invisible. Saidbody portion has a series of beads or collars 3 around its shank for thepurpose of deceiving one into thinking that there is a joint at some oneof them.

A ring 4 is mounted on the shank of the key and is of such size that itwill not pass over the head 5 thereof or over the end portion 2, when inplace, because of the obstruction formed by the ward 6. When said endpiece is removed, however, said ring may be separated from the key asshown in Fig. 3.

Because of the close fit and invisible joint 7 between the end portionand body of the key, the puzzle is quite difficult to solve and willprove a valuable source of entertainment and amusement.

I claim:

1. A puzzle comprising a key consisting of a body por tion extendingbeyond the ward and a removable end por tion having an invisible jointwith said body portion, and a ring on the shank of said body portion ofsuch size that it cannot be removed therefrom when said end portion isin place but may be removed when said end portion is separated from saidbody portion.

2. A puzzle comprising a key consisting of a body portion extendingbeyond the ward, the shank of said body portion provided with a bead orcollar for the purpose specified, and an end portion having an invisiblejoint with said body portion, and a ring on the shank of said bodyportion of such size that it cannot be removed therefrom when said endportion is in place but may be removed when said end portion isseparated from said body portion.

In testimony whereof, I affix my signature, in presence of twoWitnesses.

OSCAR M. REED.

Witnesses FRANK A. McQUEsTnN, WILLIAM A. LEEMAN.

